Welcome to Valmont ...
So far, we found very little information about Valmont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Valmont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Valmont, please Contact Us.
Valmont would have been located within present day Otero County<2>.
The location of Valmont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Valmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Valmont is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Valmont is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Valmont was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Valmont once stood is in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Valmont ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Valmont - it's located in Colorado.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valmont.
Communities near Valmont ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valmont.
- Alamogordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
- Alamogordo is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <5>
- Boles Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
- Boles Acres is located in Otero County
- Sunspot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
- Sunspot is located in Otero County
- High Rolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
- High Rolls is located in Otero County
- La Luz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
- La Luz is located in Otero County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <5>
- Mountain Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Otero County
- Timberon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
- Timberon is located in Otero County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <5>
- Cloudcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
- Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <5>
- Tularosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa
- Tularosa is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tularosa <5>
- Sacramento
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Sacramento is located in Otero County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Valmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valmont.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valmont. See our Newspapers Page for Valmont.
Adding Valmont to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Valmont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Valmont post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Valmont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |